Featured Nation August 2022: Minata
Aug 28, 2022 11:21:21 GMT -5
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Post by Porflox on Aug 28, 2022 11:21:21 GMT -5
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Minata
Capital: Athanus
Leader: Minatan Lenin
Faith: Cultrapy
Currency: Mikan
National Animal: Pegasus
The Very Suspicious Empire of Minata is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Minatan Lenin with an iron fist, and notable for its anti-smoking policies, ritual sacrifices, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 1.053 billion Minatans are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.
The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Athanus. The average income tax rate is 66.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The frighteningly efficient Minatan economy, worth 82.9 trillion Mikans a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Furniture Restoration, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 78,707 Mikans, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
The new Liquor Legitimacy Office is besieged with job applications from people who have experience in "statistical sampling methods", the new foreign policy is "why bother invading neighbours when they can be bought wholesale?", moonshine has made a resurgence, and the combined alert sound of a nation simultaneously receiving a text message is a common cause of hearing damage. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Minata's national animal is the Pegasus, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Cultrapy.
Minata joined 10000 Islands around April 2022 after leaving their previous region and looking for a new home. Since then, they've had fun talking on the Regional Message Board, remarking that "there's always something to talk about." They've also recently joined the Welcome Buddy program, though they have their sights set on more positions in our Regional Government. With September elections just around the corner, we wish Minata luck if they decide to run for either Senator for Blue Canaria North or Senator for New Republica South- and with any future endeavors in our region! Congratulations to Minata on becoming featured nation for August, as chosen by Minster of Education Porflox and Deputy Minister of Education The Republic of Western Sol!
Wondering why we skipped a month?
Starting this month, the Featured Nation program is moving forward a month. Previously, the date was based on the previous month (the month when the actions of the featured nation that got them featured occurred). Now, the month will be based on the month of publication, which is August this month.
